10:49 AM,
Jul. 18, 2013

Chet, voiced by Paul Giamatti, left, and Turbo, voiced by Ryan Reynolds in a scene from the animated movie 'Turbo.'

Written by

Todd McCarthy
The Hollywood Reporter

In delivering a film about a garden snail that dreams of winning the Indy 500, it's as if the makers of "Turbo" had been pressed to come up with the most extreme underdog tale they could think of. Or else animators really are running out of ideas for original new characters. An attractively designed but narratively challenged, one-note film, "Turbo" skews younger than the norm for big animated features these days and has limited appeal for little girls.